Journal article
Radiation exposure for ‘caregivers’ during high-dose outpatient radioiodine therapy
Abstract
On 27 occasions, radiation doses were measured for a family member designated as the 'caregiver' for a patient receiving high-dose radioiodine outpatient therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. For 25 of the administrations, patients received 3.7 GBq of (131)I. Radiation doses for the designated caregivers were monitored on an hourly basis for 1 week using electronic personal dosemeters. The average penetrating dose was 98 +/- 64 microSv. …
Authors
Marriott CJ; Webber CE; Gulenchyn KY
Journal
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 62–67
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncl084
ISSN
0144-8420